News Release

Dr. Kane Schaphorst recently rejoined the University of South Alabama College of Medicine as associate professor of internal medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. Schaphorst earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center located in Omaha, Neb. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine, as well as a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, Ind.

From 1998 to 2003 Dr. Schaphorst was an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md., before joining the USA Center for Lung Biology as associate professor of internal medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine until 2013.

He is a prior recipient of research funding from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association. During his time at USA, he was awarded Student Recognition for Excellence in Teaching. He is a current and past member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society.